This is an incomplete list of elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sorted both by offices sought and by years held.
Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
Individual elections are listed with the winner.
General November 5, 1861 November 4, 1862 November 3, 1863 November 8, 1864 November 7, 1865 November 6, 1866 November 5, 1867 November 3, 1868 November 2, 1869 November 8, 1870 November 7, 1871 November 5, 1872 November 4, 1873 November 3, 1874 November 2, 1875 November 7, 1876 November 6, 1877 November 5, 1878 November 4, 1879 November 2, 1880 November 8, 1881 November 7, 1882 November 6, 1883 November 4, 1884 November 3, 1885 November 2, 1886 November 8, 1887 November 6, 1888 November 5, 1889 November 4, 1890 November 3, 1891 November 8, 1892 November 7, 1893 November 6, 1894 November 5, 1895 November 3, 1896 November 2, 1897 November 8, 1898 November 7, 1899 November 6, 1900 November 5, 1901 November 4, 1902 November 3, 1903 November 8, 1904 November 7, 1905 November 6, 1906 November 5, 1907 November 3, 1908 November 2, 1909 November 8, 1910 November 7, 1911 November 5, 1912 November 4, 1913 November 3, 1914 November 6, 1917 1919, November 4 1920, November 2 1922, November 7 1924, November 4 1926 Massachusetts general election, November 2, 1926 1928 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1928 1930 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1930 1932 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1932 1934 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1934 1936 Massachusetts general election, November 3, 1936 1938 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1938 1940 Massachusetts general election, November 5, 1940 1942 Massachusetts general election 1944 Massachusetts general election 1946 Massachusetts general election 1948 Massachusetts general election 1950 Massachusetts general election 1952 Massachusetts general election 1954 Massachusetts general election 1956 Massachusetts general election 1958 Massachusetts general election 1960 Massachusetts general election 1962 Massachusetts general election 1964 Massachusetts general election 1966 Massachusetts general election 1970 Massachusetts general election 1974 Massachusetts general election 1978 Massachusetts general election 1982 Massachusetts general election 1986 Massachusetts general election 1990 Massachusetts general election 1994 Massachusetts general election 1998 Massachusetts general election 2000 Massachusetts general election 2002 Massachusetts general election 2004 Massachusetts general election 2006 Massachusetts general election 2008 Massachusetts general election 2010 Massachusetts general election 2012 Massachusetts general election 2014 Massachusetts general election 2016 Massachusetts general election 2018 Massachusetts general election 2020 Massachusetts general election 2022 Massachusetts general election 2024 Massachusetts general election
State elections
Governor ... 1839 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Morton) 1840 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Davis) 1841 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Davis) 1842 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Morton) 1843 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs) 1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs) 1845 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs) 1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs) 1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs) 1848 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs) 1849 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs) 1850 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Boutwell) 1851 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Boutwell) 1852 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Clifford) 1853 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (E. Washburn) 1854 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gardner) 1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gardner) 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gardner) 1857 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Banks) 1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Banks) 1859 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Banks) 1860 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew) 1861 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew) 1862 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew) 1863 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew) 1864 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew) 1865 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bullock) 1866 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bullock) 1867 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bullock) 1868 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Claflin) 1869 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Claflin) 1870 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Claflin) 1871 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (W. Washburn) 1872 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (W. Washburn) 1873 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (W. Washburn) 1874 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gaston) 1875 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Rice) 1876 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Rice) 1877 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Rice) 1878 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Talbot) 1879 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Long) 1880 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Long) 1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Long) 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Butler) 1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Robinson) 1884 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Robinson) 1885 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Robinson) 1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ames) 1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ames) 1888 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ames) 1889 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Brackett) 1890 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Russell) 1891 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Russell) 1892 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Russell) 1893 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Greenhalge) 1894 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Greenhalge) 1895 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Greenhalge) 1896 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Wolcott) 1897 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Wolcott) 1898 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Wolcott) 1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Crane) 1900 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Crane) 1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Crane) 1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bates) 1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bates) 1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Douglas) 1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Guild) 1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Guild) 1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Guild) 1908 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Draper) 1909 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Draper) 1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Foss) 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Foss) 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Foss) 1913 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Walsh) 1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Walsh) 1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (McCall) 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (McCall) 1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (McCall) 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Coolidge) 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Coolidge)
Two-year terms, starting in 1920: 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Cox) 1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Cox) 1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Fuller) 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Fuller) 1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Allen) 1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ely) 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ely) 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Curley) 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Hurley) 1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Saltonstall) 1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Saltonstall) 1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Saltonstall) 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Tobin) 1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bradford) 1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dever) 1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dever) 1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Herter) 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Herter) 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Furcolo) 1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Furcolo) 1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Volpe) 1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Peabody) 1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Volpe)
Four-year terms, starting in 1966: 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Volpe) 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Sargent) 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dukakis) 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (King) 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dukakis) 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dukakis) 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Weld) 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Weld) 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Cellucci) 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Romney) 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Patrick) 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Patrick) 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Baker) 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Baker) 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Healey) 2026 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Massachusetts Senate
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Governor's Council ... 2002 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2004 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2008 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2010 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2012 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2014 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2016 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2018 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2020 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2022 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections 2024 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections
Ballot questions Massachusetts ballot measures, 1980: 1. Prohibit discrimination against handicapped persons 2. Proposition 2½ 3. Limiting state and local taxes; increase state share of education costs 4. Increase salaries of certain state officials 5. Restrict state authority to place certain costs on cities and towns 6. Change legislative voting procedure for emergency laws Massachusetts ballot measures, 2002: 1. Eliminating State Personal Income Tax 2. Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative 3. Taxpayer Funding for Political Campaigns Massachusetts ballot measures, 2006: 1. Sale of Wine by Food Stores 2. Nomination of Candidates for Public Office